Rake
111rake off — verb take money from an illegal transaction • Derivationally related forms: ↑rake off • Topics: ↑crime, ↑offense, ↑criminal offense, ↑criminal offence, ↑offence, ↑law breaking …
112Rake (tool) — imagestack A rake (Old English raca , cognate with Dutch raak , German Rechen , from a root meaning to scrape together, heap up ) is an agricultural and horticultural implement consisting of a toothed bar fixed transversely to a handle, and used… …
113Rake (theatre) — English theatre stages in the Middle Ages and early Modern era typically sloped upwards away from the audience. This is known as a rake or raked stage and improves the view for the audience. The slope of the rake is measured by the number of… …
114Rake Brook Reservoir — Infobox lake lake name = Rake Brook Reservoir image lake = caption lake = image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Lancashire coords = coord|53|41|42|N|2|32|12|W|type:waterbody region:GB|display=inline,title type = reservoir inflow =… …
115Rake, West Sussex — infobox UK place country = England official name= Rake population = shire district= Chichester shire county = West Sussex region= South East England constituency westminster= Chichester post town= LISS postcode area= GU postcode district= GU33… …
116rake sth in — UK US rake sth in Phrasal Verb with rake({{}}/reɪk/ verb INFORMAL ► to make a large amount of money, profit, etc.: »The movies have raked in more than $100 million worldwide. »Campaigners in Britain have called for tax reforms to make it harder… …
117rake over — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms rake over : present tense I/you/we/they rake over he/she/it rakes over present participle raking over past tense raked over past participle raked over British rake over something to continue to talk about… …
118rake through — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms rake through : present tense I/you/we/they rake through he/she/it rakes through present participle raking through past tense raked through past participle raked through informal rake through something to… …
119rake-off — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms rake off : singular rake off plural rake offs informal a part of the profits from a business activity, especially when someone obtains it in an unfair or dishonest way …
120rake-off — / reɪk ɒf/ noun a person’s share of profits from a deal, especially if obtained illegally ● The group gets a rake off on all the company’s sales. ● He got a £100,000 rake off for introducing the new business. (NOTE: plural is rake offs) …
